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Best of 2025

The 20 best TV shows of 2025, from Adolescence to Celebrity Traitors

Nick Hilton and Patrick Smith count down the greatest television this year had to offer, from poignant documentaries to agenda-setting dramas and irresistible reality TV

<p>Kirsty MacColl and Shane MacGowan in a promotional image for ‘Fairytale of New York’</p>

First Person

Producer Steve Lillywhite: ‘Fairytale of New York is like a fine wine’

<p>‘It was awful timing. It was the biggest opportunity I’d had in my career. And we weren’t allowed to talk about it’</p>

Rising Stars

Saltburn’s Archie Madekwe: ‘Emerald Fennell set out to provoke’

<p>Karen Carney and Carlos Gu in the semi-final</p>

Comment

Why Strictly’s Karen Carney deserves the Glitterball trophy

Features & Reviews

<p>In ‘The Next Act’, Simon Cowell exhibits a sense of race-against-the-clock fatalism</p>

Comment

Simon Cowell is a man out of time in his sad, bleak Netflix show

<p>Delroy Lindo: 'Sinners is telling the larger story of what happens when a community is violated'</p>

Interview

Delroy Lindo: ‘I get tired of my own voice – but never of Sinners’

Best of 2025

The 20 best albums of 2025, from Rosalía to Lily Allen

<p>A real boy: Aya Nakamura and Andrea Sadler as Puppeteers and Lee Braithwaite as ‘Pinocchio’ at Shakespeare’s Globe</p>

Full of heart, Pinocchio at Shakespeare’s Globe is anything but wooden

The Saturday Interview

<p>‘I’m as actory as they get’: Billy Crudup was amused by the idea of playing a Method actor in ‘Jay Kelly’</p>

The Saturday Interview

Billy Crudup: ‘America is becoming an increasingly lawless community’

The Saturday Interview

Josh Brolin: ‘I shouldn’t have ended up where I ended up’

Rising Stars

<p>Petticrew stars in a classic tale of forbidden love set against the backdrop of the Troubles</p>

Interview

Lola Petticrew: ‘Calling it the Troubles minimises what it really was’

Tom Blyth

Interview

Tom Blyth: ‘The Hunger Games taught me I don’t act to get attention’

<p>Sadler won the Best Scripted Comedy Bafta for her show</p>

Interview

Kat Sadler: ‘I don’t care if Such Brave Girls makes you uncomfortable’

<p>‘We all need an opportunity. And I’m fortunate that I got mine’</p>

Interview

James Nelson-Joyce: ‘I thought kids like me don’t act’

Roisin O’Connor’s Good Vibrations podcast

Ella Eyre is a guest on Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations podcast

Ella Eyre: ‘I’ve had to unlearn what I was shown early in my career’

Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi: ‘There have been days where I thought I was done’

Zara Larsson is the latest guest on Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations podcast

Zara Larsson ‘didn’t expect’ reaction to support slot for Tate McRae

Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations with Bret McKenzie

Bret McKenzie reveals how Ian McKellen made him break character

News

The Countdown

<p>Tom Cruise and Michelle Monaghan in ‘Mission: Impossible III’</p>

The Countdown

15 times a director walked away from a blockbuster

<p>Overrated?: Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ and Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’</p>

The most overrated films of the 21st century

<p>Glast from the past: A snapshot of the famous festival from 1982</p>

17 of the weirdest things we’ve seen at Glastonbury

<p>Not even music’s greats are immune to writing absolutely terrible songs</p>

13 worst songs by brilliant artists, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift

Independent TV

<p>Strictly’s Amber Davies breaks silence after fan backlash and tense dance-off.</p>

Strictly star breaks silence after fan backlash and tense dance-off

<p>This Morning star’s phone rings during live broadcast.</p>

Awkward moment This Morning star’s phone rings during live broadcast

I’m A Celebrity’s Vogue Williams confronts Kelly Brook during reunion

Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders reunite in new Amandaland trailer

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Visit the USA

Art Me Up: A Gallery Guide to Miami’s Thriving Arts Scene

Sounds of the South: Exploring the Evolving Music Scene of Atlanta

Memphis to Maryville: Urban Adventures in Tennessee

<p>Scratch the surface or Orlando’s theme park scene and discover a world of culture and adventure experiences </p>

Discover Orlando’s hidden treasures beyond the parks

Entertainment deals

<p>Bag discounts on 4K, OLED and smart TVs</p>

Best TV deals for November 2025, from Sony, Samsung and more

<p>From tell-all memoirs to historical novels, there’s something for every taste </p>

Best Audible deals for December 2025 – how to save £20

<p>A fast and reliable internet connection means fewer dropouts</p>

Hyperoptic promo codes for December – the best broadband deals

<p>Upgrade your tablet with my pick of the best iPad offers.</p>

Best iPad deals for November 2025, selected by an expert

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Why was Bonnie Blue detained in Bali? Adult star responds with five-word message

lifestyle

Every single thing on your favourite luxury creators' Christmas wish lists in 2025

tv

Stranger Things creators hint finale episode will feature song that's never been in a TV show before

celebrities

Amanda Seyfried fans react after she refused to apologise for Charlie Kirk comments

celebrities

Trump's rambling speech 'like a slot machine' as Jimmy Kimmel says he's 'not all there'

celebrities

Trump's rambling speech 'like a slot machine' as Jimmy Kimmel says he's 'not all there'

gaming

FPL Gameweek 16 preview: Every player you need to think about

tv

South Park’s finale episode features Trump in a twisted Jeffrey Epstein parody

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